PCB and organochlorine pesticides in northern fulmars ( Fulmarus glacialis) from a High Arctic colony: Chemical exposure, fate, and transfer to predators

• Published in: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Main Authors: Foster, Karen L., Mallory, Mark L., Hill, Laura, Blais, Jules M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2011
• Subjects: Alopex lagopus; Arctic Fox; Devon Island; Fulmarus glacialis
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.592; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fetc.592; https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/etc.592

Abstract Organochlorine contaminant concentrations, associated fugacities, and stable isotopes of nitrogen (δ 15 N) are reported for liver, whole body homogenate, and opportunistically collected samples of prey (amphipods), stomach oils, digestive tract contents, and guano for northern fulmars ( Ful...